Karma Thorne
Moonlight and Magic - Book One of The Hollow Bond Series
Aurora Luna is just a waitress until a forest encounter bonds her to a wolf shifter—and makes her the final target of a vengeful, ancient power. Now, she must decide: run from her bloodline, or burn the world to save it. Aurora Luna thought her biggest problem was the silence of Hollow Creek. She was wrong. After a brush with the wild, sentient forest known as the Hollow, she’s tethered, body and soul, to Kael. He’s a wolf shifter with eyes like molten gold and a past that bleeds into his present. They’re bound by an ancient, non-negotiable magic that doesn’t care about their plans. The Bone Queen isn’t just a myth whispered by Grandma Rose. She’s a shadow-rot festering in the heart of the woods, and she’s coming for Aurora. She wants to shatter the boundary between worlds, and she needs Aurora’s power to do it. Every secret Rose kept to protect their family is unspooling, leaving Aurora caught between the safety of the life she knew and the consuming, dangerous power of her own lineage. Kael isn’t just her guardian. He’s a man haunted by a bond that once tore him apart. He’s terrified of losing Aurora, but the Hollow demands a vessel. With her best friend Ember caught in the crossfire and the shadows closing in, Aurora has to make a choice. Ignorance is safe, but it’s a slow death. Stepping into her power means survival, but it might cost her everything she loves. The forest is watching. And it’s hungry.